Letters From the September 6/13, 2021, Issue Letters From the September 6/13, 2021, Issue
The good place… Overconsumed…
Aug 24, 2021 / Our Readers
Are Bans Against School Mask Mandates Against the Law? Are Bans Against School Mask Mandates Against the Law?
The Biden administration may use disability rights legislation to require masks in schools.
Aug 23, 2021 / StudentNation / David M. Perry
How the Pandemic Changed Young People’s Relationship to Substances How the Pandemic Changed Young People’s Relationship to Substances
During a year of isolation, many young adults increased their consumption of alcohol and other drugs.
Aug 18, 2021 / StudentNation / Teresa Xie
Can Covid Survivors Become a New Political Force? Can Covid Survivors Become a New Political Force?
A new group is fighting to ensure America learns from, rather than forgets, the devastation wrought by the pandemic.
Aug 12, 2021 / Bryce Covert
The Choice to Vaccinate Has Never Been Free The Choice to Vaccinate Has Never Been Free
To increase vaccination rates, then, America doesn’t just need free Covid vaccines—we need free health care.
Aug 11, 2021 / Rhea Boyd
Do We Need Police? Do We Need Police?
A former police lieutenant debates an abolitionist.
Aug 11, 2021 / The Debate / Diane Goldstein and Jasson Perez
Death by Disinformation: GOP Accomplices to Covid Apocalypse Death by Disinformation: GOP Accomplices to Covid Apocalypse
If your state or city remains unvaccinated, and your neighbors won’t wear masks indoors—you’ve got a problem.
Aug 5, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves for The Nation
If “Roe v. Wade” Is Overturned, the Future Will Be Worse Than the Past If “Roe v. Wade” Is Overturned, the Future Will Be Worse Than the Past
When abortion was illegal, there was no organized, aggressive antiabortion movement with a wing of violent fanatics.
Aug 5, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt
A Quick Reminder That Mandating Vaccines Is Totally Constitutional A Quick Reminder That Mandating Vaccines Is Totally Constitutional
No, the Bill of Rights does not block vaccine mandates. Neither does HIPAA. Just ask the three Republican judges who ruled that Indiana University can require students to be vaccin...
Aug 4, 2021 / Elie Mystal
War Is Anything but Sacred. Ask Those Who Fought. War Is Anything but Sacred. Ask Those Who Fought.
Stark realities haunt our troops, even as we glorify and celebrate their regrets.
Aug 4, 2021 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug